Oblonsky's affairs were in a bad state. Two-thirds
of the money for the forest had already been spent…Oblonsky's
whole salary went for household expenses and the liquidation of small
pressing bills. He had no money at all. This was
unpleasant, inconvenient, and, in Oblonsky's opinion, ought not to
continue. The cause, as he understood it, was that he received
too small a salary.